"Those who say everything is fine speak only from their own comfort," said Abu Khaled Khattab, a souvenir vendor in Damascus's al-Midan district. Sipping tea, he reflected that a "good situation" ...

JAKARTA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shuttlers Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning won gold in the women's doubles on Sunday at the 2025 Indonesia Open, while Wang Zhiyi claimed silver in the women's singles.

Israel has imposed a strict blockade on the Gaza Strip since 2007, when the Islamist group Hamas took control of the territory. The measures were significantly tightened after Hamas' deadly assault on ...

MAPUTO, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Mozambique's external accounts came under pressure in 2024, with the combined current and capital account deficit widening to 2.23 billion U.S. dollars, or 10.1 percent of ...

ASMARA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 Asmara Marathon kicked off on Sunday in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, attracting more than 10,000 runners to participate in a range of categories, including a ...

SHENYANG, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Once the heartland of heavy industry and manufacturing in China, the northeastern provinces are often stereotyped as a rust-belt region. However, more local enterprises ...

JERUSALEM, June 8 (Xinhua) -- International passenger traffic through Israel's Ben Gurion Airport rose by 50 percent in the first five months of 2025 compared with the same period last year, the ...

MOSCOW, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Russian air defenses shot down 131 Ukrainian drones in the last 24 hours, including 73 devices outside the air defense zone, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The ...

GAZA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- At least five Palestinians were killed and more than 100 wounded by Israeli gunfire on Saturday near two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency ...

A carved watermelon is seen during the 2025 California Watermelon Festival at the Hansen Dam Park in Los Angeles, California, ...

JERUSALEM, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said on Sunday it had carried out a drone strike in southern Syria, targeting a member of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The strike took place ...

Tourists take a night tour at Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 4, 2025. In the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, the ...